| BACK TO LIST $400.00Survey Name: NLJ 250 The NLJ 250 contains key information about the size of the nation's largest law firms. The spreadsheet includes:
- Rank based on Total Number of Attorneys
- Total Number of Attorneys
- Total Number of Equity Partners
- Total Number of Non-Equity Partners
- Total Number of Associates
- Starting Salaries for First Year Associates
- Location of Branch Offices
- Breakdown of Number of Attorneys by Branch Office
- Key Marketing Contact Information
| | Methodology/Sources: | This is National Law Journal’s 30th annual survey of the nation’s 250 largest law firms. It covers the period from Oct. 1, 2006, to Sept. 30, 2007. The NLJ sent surveys to approximately 300 law firms. Eligibility is based on a firm’s total number of attorneys, not including contract or temporary attorneys. A firm must also have more lawyers based in the U.S. than in any other single country to qualify.
Firms are ranked by the total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) attorneys. In some cases, due to rounding, this calculation resulted in slightly higher or lower numbers than the figures submitted by the law firms. In case of a tie, firms are ranked by the actual number of FTE attorneys before rounding, and then on the total number of partners, and then the number of equity partners.
The city listed under the firm name is the firm’s principal or largest office. “Other” attorneys includes non-partner, non-associate lawyers at the firm, e.g., counsel, of counsel, senior counsel and staff attorneys. In some instances, NLJ 250 firms merged. In those cases, the 2006 data is for the firm that was larger. “Starting salary” lists the base salary for a first-year associate. In some firm
s, this varies by office.
“WND” indicates that the firm would not disclose the data. The “Branch Offices” section lists the total number of attorneys in each city where the firm has offices. Firms marked with an asterisk have data obtained from the NALP (formerly the National Association for Law Placement) 2007/2008 Directory of Legal Employers. Firms marked with † submitted data too late for inclusion in this year’s NLJ 250 charts.
In the National Law Journal ‘s print version of the NLJ 250, branch office data for firms that did not respond to the survey was obtained from the NALP (formerly the National Association for Law Placement) Directory of Legal Employers. In this electronic version, additional ALM Research sources were used to update branch office data for certain firms.
Years available for purchase: 1978 - 2007 |
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